
Their Halloween nightmare coming true, Michigan fell from the top spot in the DI men's college hockey rankings, giving up their first loss of the season to historic rivals Ohio State making way for another Big Ten rival to take No. 1.
The Wolverines weren't the only team to lose to an unranked opponent.
No. 15 Cornell was handed their first loss by Sacred Heart, 3-2.
UMass continued their fall, dropping out of the rankings after losing to Harvard on the road this weekend.
Of the ranked match-ups this weekend, Quinnipiac and Colorado College were the only two lower-ranked teams that were able to come out with a win, toppling No. 5 Providence 5-1, and No. 7 Minnesota Duluth 5-3, respectively.
Union and Army joined the USCHO.com top 20 rankings this week.
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The latest DI men's college hockey rankings from USCHO.com and NPI standings can be found below.
Updated 2026 NCAA DI College Hockey Rankings, November 2
Here's where the NCAA men's college hockey rankings stand on November 2 according to USCHO.com and NPI.
Men's College Hockey Rankings - November 2 (USCHO.com), Top 20
- Wisconsin (37), previous rank: 2
- Michigan (9), previous rank: 1
- Michigan State (3), previous rank: 4
- Denver, previous rank: 3
- Western Michigan (1), previous rank: 6
- Minnesota Duluth, previous rank: 7
- Quinnipiac, previous rank: 10
- Augustana, previous rank: 11
- Providence, previous rank: 5
- North Dakota, previous rank: 8
- Colorado College, previous rank: 9
- Dartmouth, previous rank: 12
- Boston University, previous rank: 14
- Michigan Tech, previous rank: 13
- Merrimack, previous rank: 26
- Cornell, previous rank: 15
- Union, previous rank: NR
- Minnesota, previous rank: 18
- Army, previous rank: NR
- Connecticut, previous rank: 17
Receiving votes: Miami 67, Northeastern 46, Massachusetts 31, Maine 23, Ohio State 23, Boston College 13, Bowling Green 12, Arizona State 10, New Hampshire 10, Sacred Heart 9, Princeton 7, Vermont 5, Harvard 3, Niagara 3, RPI 3, St. Cloud State 1
Men's College Hockey Rankings - November 2 (NPI), Top 24
Rank. Team name, record, (Conference), NPI
- Michigan 7-1-0 (Big Ten) 62.682
- Union (NY) 5-2-0 (ECAC Hockey) 61.817
- Quinnipiac 5-2-0 (ECAC Hockey) 60.505
- Wisconsin 6-0-0 (Big Ten) 60.473
- Dartmouth 1-0-0 (ECAC Hockey) 60.459
- Augustana (SD) 7-0-1 (CCHA) 59.858
- Army West Point 5-1-0 (AHA) 59.208
- Michigan St. 5-1-0 (Big Ten) 59.082
- Minn. Duluth 6-2-2 (NCHC) 58.727
- Colorado Col. 6-2-0 (NCHC) 58.172
- Princeton 2-0-0 (ECAC Hockey) 58.039
- Western Mich. 6-1-0 (NCHC) 57.954
- Yale 1-0-0 (ECAC Hockey) 57.143
- Providence 5-1-0 (Hockey East) 56.462
- Boston U. 6-2-0 (Hockey East) 55.760
- Ohio State 3-4-0 (Big Ten) 54.609
- Vermont 4-3-0 (Hockey East) 54.478
- Michigan Tech 6-2-0 (CCHA) 54.470
- Maine 4-4-0 (Hockey East) 54.334
- Denver 5-2-1 (NCHC) 54.128
- Merrimack 5-1-2 (Hockey East) 53.833
- Northeastern 3-2-0 (Hockey East) 53.815
- Bowling Green 4-4-0 (CCHA) 53.626
- Niagara 5-4-1 (AHA) 52.635
When Is The 2027 Frozen Four Men's Hockey Tournament?
The 2027 DI Men's Frozen Four takes place on Thursday, April 8 and Saturday, April 10 at Capital One Arena.
The "Frozen Four" describes the final two rounds of the DI Men's Ice Hockey National Championship tournament.
Frozen Fest will open the day before two semifinal games on Friday determine who will move on to play for the national title on Saturday.
Thursday, April 8 - Capital One Arena
- Frozen Fest - Time TBD
- Gates Open - Time TBD
- Semifinal 1 - Time TBD
- Semifinal 2 - Time TBD
Saturday, April 10 - Capital One Arena
- Frozen Fest - Time TBD
- Gates Open - Time TBD
- Championship - Time TBD
- Championship Trophy Presentation - Conclusion of the match
Who Won The Frozen Four In 2026?
Denver won the NCAA DI men's hockey national championship title in 2026, beating Wisconsin during the final, 2-1 on April 11 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, NV.
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